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1981 NFL Standings and Stats

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1 1 NOR George Rogers RB 1987 1 2 6 92 1692 7176 54 55 368 0 South Carolina
1 2 NYG Lawrence Taylor HOF LB 1993 8 10 13 184 9 132.5 North Carolina
1 3 NYJ Freeman McNeil RB 1992 1 3 8 144 1 1 5 1 0 1798 8074 38 295 2961 12 UCLA
1 4 SEA Kenny Easley DB 1987 3 5 7 89 32 8.0 UCLA
1 5 STL E.J. Junior LB 1993 1 2 9 170 12 36.5 Alabama
1 6 GNB Rich Campbell QB 1984 0 0 0 7 31 68 386 3 9 2 2 0 California
1 7 TAM Hugh Green LB 1991 0 2 8 136 6 34.3 Pittsburgh
1 8 SFO Ronnie Lott HOF DB 1994 6 10 14 192 63 8.5 USC
1 9 RAM Mel Owens LB 1989 0 0 6 122 4 26.5 Michigan
1 10 CIN David Verser WR 1987 0 0 0 52 8 57 0 23 454 3 Kansas
1 11 CHI Keith Van Horne T 1993 0 0 12 186 USC
1 12 BAL Randy McMillan RB 1986 0 0 6 88 990 3876 24 164 1356 2 Pittsburgh
1 13 MIA David Overstreet RB 1983 0 0 0 14 85 392 1 8 55 2 Oklahoma
1 14 KAN Willie Scott TE 1988 0 0 3 98 1 1 0 89 766 15 South Carolina
1 15 DEN Dennis Smith DB 1994 0 6 13 184 30 15.0 USC
1 16 DET Mark Nichols WR 1987 0 0 3 76 9 108 0 124 2235 9 San Jose State
1 17 PIT Keith Gary DE 1988 0 0 3 86 25.0 Oklahoma
1 18 BAL Donnell Thompson DE 1991 0 0 11 147 40.0 North Carolina
1 19 NWE Brian Holloway T 1988 0 3 6 102 1 5 0 Stanford
1 20 WAS Mark May G 1993 0 1 10 159 Pittsburgh
1 21 OAK Ted Watts DB 1987 0 0 2 74 5 1.0 Texas Tech
1 22 CLE Hanford Dixon DB 1989 2 3 9 131 26 2.0 Southern Miss
1 23 OAK Curt Marsh G 1986 0 0 2 45 Washington
1 24 SDG James Brooks RB 1992 0 4 8 162 1 2 8 1 0 1685 7962 49 383 3621 30 Auburn
1 25 ATL Bobby Butler DB 1992 0 0 9 169 27 Florida State
1 26 DAL Howard Richards G 1987 0 0 1 69 Missouri
1 27 PHI Leonard Mitchell T 1987 0 0 4 89 Houston
1 28 BUF Booker Moore RB 1985 0 0 2 51 115 420 1 75 423 1 Penn State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
2 29 NOR Russell Gary DB 1987 0 0 4 80 7 3.0 Nebraska
2 30 NYJ Marion Barber RB 1988 0 0 1 85 74 317 3 25 209 1 Minnesota
2 31 SEA David Hughes RB 1986 0 0 1 74 308 1041 2 107 864 5 Boise State
2 32 NYG Dave Young TE 1984 0 0 1 25 19 213 3 Purdue
2 33 STL Neil Lomax QB 1988 0 2 7 108 1817 3153 22771 136 90 222 969 10 1 10 0 Portland
2 34 TAM James Wilder RB 1990 0 1 7 129 1 1 16 1 0 1586 6008 37 431 3500 10 Missouri
2 35 GNB Gary Lewis TE 1984 0 0 0 44 4 16 1 21 285 1 Texas-Arlington
2 36 SFO John Harty NT 1986 0 0 1 42 2.5 Iowa
2 37 CIN Cris Collinsworth WR 1988 0 3 7 107 0 1 0 0 1 7 -15 0 417 6698 36 Florida
2 38 CHI Mike Singletary HOF LB 1992 7 10 12 179 7 19.0 Baylor
2 39 MIN Mardye McDole WR 1983 0 0 0 26 3 29 0 Mississippi State
2 40 SFO Eric Wright DB 1990 1 2 6 110 18 Missouri
2 41 KAN Joe Delaney RB 1982 0 1 2 23 329 1501 3 33 299 0 Northwest State (LA)
2 42 DEN Clay Brown TE 1983 0 0 0 4 BYU
2 43 RAM Jim Collins LB 1989 0 1 4 93 6 4.5 Syracuse
2 44 PIT Anthony Washington DB 1984 0 0 0 57 8 Fresno State
2 45 MIN Robin Sendlein LB 1985 0 0 0 72 1.0 Texas
2 46 DET Curtis Green DE 1989 0 0 2 123 29.0 Alabama State
2 47 NWE Tony Collins RB 1990 0 1 6 103 0 1 0 0 0 1191 4647 32 261 2356 12 East Carolina
2 48 OAK Howie Long HOF DE 1993 2 8 11 179 2 84.0 Villanova
2 49 BUF Chris Williams DB 1983 0 0 0 21 3 LSU
2 50 BUF Byron Franklin WR 1987 0 0 1 77 5 -8 0 145 2016 10 Auburn
2 51 NOR Rickey Jackson LB 1995 0 6 15 227 8 128.0 Pittsburgh
2 52 MIN Jarvis Redwine RB 1983 0 0 0 26 17 70 0 1 4 0 Nebraska
2 53 DAL Doug Donley WR 1984 0 0 0 43 2 5 0 55 898 4 Ohio State
2 54 ATL Lyman White LB 1982 0 0 0 18 LSU
2 55 PHI Dean Miraldi T 1987 0 0 2 50 Utah
2 56 MIA Andra Franklin RB 1984 0 1 3 42 622 2232 22 6 15 1 Nebraska
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
3 57 NOR Frank Warren DE 1994 0 0 5 189 1 52.5 Auburn
3 58 SEA Bill Dugan G 1987 0 0 0 44 Penn State
3 59 NYG John Mistler WR 1984 0 0 1 45 0 1 0 0 0 72 737 3 Arizona State
3 60 NYJ Ben Rudolph DT 1986 0 0 0 88 6.5 Long Beach State
3 61 STL Jeff Griffin DB 1987 0 0 2 50 4 1.0 Utah
3 62 GNB Ray Stachowicz P 1983 0 0 2 27 2 0 0 Michigan State
3 63 RAM Greg Meisner NT 1991 0 0 3 135 1 12.0 Pittsburgh
3 64 CIN John Simmons DB 1987 0 0 0 72 2 1.0 SMU
3 65 SFO Carlton Williamson DB 1987 0 2 6 88 17 1.0 Pittsburgh
3 66 RAM Robert Cobb DE 1984 0 0 0 11 1.0 Arizona
3 67 CHI Ken Margerum WR 1987 0 0 2 64 3 11 0 94 1336 8 Stanford
3 68 BAL Randy Van Divier T 1981 0 0 0 16 Washington
3 69 WAS Russ Grimm G 1991 3 4 9 140 Pittsburgh
3 70 KAN Marvin Harvey TE 1981 0 0 0 7 Southern Miss
3 71 NOR Hoby Brenner TE 1993 0 1 12 175 267 3849 21 USC
3 72 DET Don Greco G 1985 0 0 2 45 Western Illinois
3 73 PIT Rick Donnalley C 1987 0 0 2 71 North Carolina
3 74 MIN Tim Irwin T 1994 0 0 12 201 Tennessee
3 75 KAN Roger Taylor T 1981 0 0 0 13 Oklahoma State
3 76 BUF Mike Mosley WR 1984 0 0 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 27 314 3 Texas A&M
3 77 SDG Irvin Phillips DB 1983 0 0 0 20 Arkansas Tech
3 78 KAN Lloyd Burruss DB 1991 0 1 8 145 22 2.5 Maryland
3 79 HOU Mike Holston WR 1985 0 0 1 64 74 1111 4 Morgan State
3 80 ATL Scott Woerner DB 1987 0 0 0 17 Georgia
3 81 DAL Glen Titensor G 1988 0 0 3 92 BYU
3 82 PHI Greg LaFleur TE 1986 0 0 1 86 64 729 3 LSU
3 83 BUF Robert Geathers DT 0 0 0 South Carolina State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
4 84 MIA Sam Greene WR 0 0 0 UNLV
4 85 NYG Cliff Chatman RB 1982 0 0 0 6 22 80 2 1 13 0 Central Oklahoma
4 86 NYJ Al Washington LB 1981 0 0 0 16 Ohio State
4 87 SEA Scott Phillips WR 0 0 0 BYU
4 88 STL Steve Rhodes WR 0 0 0 Oklahoma
4 89 TAM John Holt DB 1988 0 0 3 109 7 1.5 West Texas A&M
4 90 WAS Tom Flick QB 1986 0 0 0 21 47 106 506 2 10 6 5 1 Washington
4 91 DAL Scott Pelluer LB 1985 0 0 0 65 Washington State
4 92 CLE Mike Robinson DE 1982 0 0 1 18 3.0 Arizona
4 93 CIN Guy Frazier LB 1986 0 0 1 74 1 5.0 Wyoming
4 94 BAL Tim Sherwin TE 1988 0 0 2 82 76 1002 2 Boston College
4 95 CHI Todd Bell DB 1989 0 1 4 103 7 10.0 Ohio State
4 96 MIA Brad Wright QB 0 0 0 New Mexico
4 97 KAN Ron Washington WR 0 0 0 Arizona State
4 98 DEN Mark Herrmann QB 1992 0 0 0 40 334 561 4015 16 36 35 -1 1 Purdue
4 99 DET Tracy Porter WR 1984 0 0 1 52 0 1 0 0 0 79 1161 3 LSU
4 100 PIT Robbie Martin WR 1986 0 0 0 72 2 37 0 13 196 0 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
4 101 MIN John Swain DB 1987 0 0 4 77 14 Miami (FL)
4 102 NWE Don Blackmon LB 1987 0 0 5 89 5 29.5 Tulsa
4 103 SDG Amos Lawrence RB 1982 0 0 0 21 18 55 1 5 22 0 North Carolina
4 104 RAM George Lilja G 1987 0 0 1 54 Michigan
4 105 GNB Richard Turner NT 1983 0 0 0 30 1.0 Oklahoma
4 106 HOU Nick Eyre T 1981 0 0 0 6 BYU
4 107 SDG Eric Sievers TE 1990 0 0 4 122 1 -7 0 214 2485 16 Maryland
4 108 DAL Derrie Nelson LB 1986 0 0 0 48 Nebraska
4 109 ATL John Scully G 1990 0 0 5 112 Notre Dame
4 110 PHI Calvin Murray RB 1982 0 0 0 8 23 134 0 1 7 0 Ohio State
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